CONTENTS 



PAGB 



A DEDICATION ..... vii 



"To MISTRESS DAFFODIL" ..... viii 



PREFACE ....... ix 



CHAP. 



I. THE DAFFODIL: A MUCH VALUED FLOWER . . I 



II. STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION , , 5 



III. MAGNI-CORONATI . II 



IV. MEDIO-CORONATI . . . . . 18 

 V. PARVI-CORONATI ..... 15 



VI. SOIL AND SITUATION ..... 31 



VII. PLANTING NOURISHMENT .... 38 



VIII. GATHERING THE FLOWERS LIFTING THE BULBS . ," 43 



IX. UNDER GLASS AND IN THE HOUSE , . 46 



X. ENEMIES AND DISEASES ..... 53 



XI. CROSS-FERTILISATION AND SEEDLING-RAISING . . 60 



XII. How TO FORM A COLLECTION ... 65 



XIII. CERTIFICATED AND OTHER FINE NEW VARIETIES . 77 



XIV. THE DAFFODIL ON THE EXHIBITION TABLE . . 97 

 XV. INDEX ....... 103 



